1. Radiology Faculty Brown Bag Robin N Sinn April 18, 2016 Sheridan Libraries

2. Characteristics of Scholarly Journals Subscription Mission and area of focus Editorial board Peer review process Indexed in appropriate places Can be profit or non-profit Can have a long history of publication Only subscribers can read Open Access Mission and area of focus Editorial board Peer review process Indexed in appropriate places Can be profit or non-profit Generally newer Anyone can read

3. Business Models (Generalities) Subscription Journal Open Access Journal Institutions and individual readers pay a subscription to read the journal Hybrid journals allow author to pay a fee to make that article freely available The copyrights they want differ ALWAYS read the agreement before clicking Authors, funders, or institutions pay to have an accepted article published Offer a variety of Creative Commons licenses Openness valued ALWAYS read the agreement before clicking

5. Predatory Journals Online environment allows for scams OA business model easier for scam artists Easy to build website, steal logos, steal names Bad actors in subscription journals, too Citation cartels Undisclosed corporate funding Fake articles get through peer review

6. Investigating a Journal Red flag: email solicitation with errors Ask colleagues Ask your informationist (or me) Use Think Check SubmitThink Check Submit Look in DOAJ, OASPA, and Beall’s ListDOAJOASPABeall’s List Indexed in PubMed, Web of Science, or Scopus?PubMedWeb of ScienceScopus Look it up; anyone can put logos on their website

7. NIH Public Access Policy Requires article to be deposited in PubMed Central and freely available 12 months after publication Don’t have to publish in OA journal Subscription journals accommodate NIH policy Welch guide NIH help Your informationist can help

8. Steps to Take Decide how you want your articles to be shared with others Carefully read copyright and other journal information to be sure you meet funders’ requirements Investigate journals you aren’t familiar with Ask for help from the JHU Libraries

9. Contact Information Katie Lobner Interim Informationist klobner1@jhmi.edu 410-614-4171 Robin N Sinn Chair, JHU Libraries Scholarly Communications Grop rsinn@jhu.edu 410-516-8346